NYS Funeral Law Latest Questions and Answers | Professional Prep | Grade A+

NYS Funeral Law Latest Questions and
Answers | Professional Prep | Grade A+
• Funeral Directing . CORRECT ANSWER: Care + disposal of body, preserving +
disinfecting, services, transport, burial, cremation

• Undertaking . CORRECT ANSWER: Care, disposal, transport, burial, cremation
WITHOUT EMBALMING

• Embalming . CORRECT ANSWER: Prepping, disinfecting, preserving (hypodermically,
arterially, etc) for disposition

• Funeral Establishment . CORRECT ANSWER: Single physical location for care + prep
of body

• Funeral Firm . CORRECT ANSWER: Individual, partnership, corporation, estate rep
engaged in business of funeral directing

• What can a resident not do? . CORRECT ANSWER: - Sign any document requiring
signature of licensed director
- Make arrangements
- Manage a funeral firm

• Can someone unlicensed practice directing, undertaking, embalming? . CORRECT
ANSWER: No

• How often must directors and firm owners apply for registration? . CORRECT
ANSWER: Biannually

• What % is controlling interest of a firm? . CORRECT ANSWER: 51%

• Can a director be manager at 2 locations? . CORRECT ANSWER: No

• If you temporarily stop practicing, what can you apply for? . CORRECT ANSWER:
Inactive certificate of registration

• Biennium . CORRECT ANSWER: 2 year period

• How long is a contact hour for continuing ed? . CORRECT ANSWER: 50-60 mins

• How many hours are required for continuing ed? . CORRECT ANSWER: First
biennium: 6 hours
Subsequent biennia: 12 hours

, • How many continuing ed hours can be earned by the instructor? . CORRECT
ANSWER: 2 hrs for preparing the course, 1 hr for teaching. Can't earn more than 6 per
biennium this way

• How much of continuing education must be in person? . CORRECT ANSWER: 50%

• Do newly licensed directors need to do continuing ed? . CORRECT ANSWER: Not for
the first biennium

• Requirements for firms to operate . CORRECT ANSWER: - Certificate of registration
for firm conspicuously displayed
- License of manager displayed
- Manager manages ONE location
- Directing, undertaking, embalming done under supervision of licensed director

• Can firms be on cemetery owned land? . CORRECT ANSWER: No

• How long does a firm have to notify preneed customers of sale/transfer? . CORRECT
ANSWER: 30 days

• What must be disclosed to (preneed)customer when firm is sold/transferred? .
CORRECT ANSWER: Amount + location of money

• How long does a firm have to repay preneed customers if they close completely? .
CORRECT ANSWER: 30 days (all money + interest)

• How long must preneed records be kept? . CORRECT ANSWER: 4 years

• Can someone unlicensed be on business cards? . CORRECT ANSWER: No

• Death must be registered within ___ hours . CORRECT ANSWER: 72

• Where must a death be registered? . CORRECT ANSWER: Wherever (county/district)
the body was found/death occurred

• Who must the DC be filed with? . CORRECT ANSWER: Registrar of district of death

• Can a cemetery/crematory accept a body without a burial-transit permit? . CORRECT
ANSWER: No

• Who is given the receipt when a body is delivered to cemetery/crematory? .
CORRECT ANSWER: Funeral director

• What should the funeral director write on the permit if there is no one person
designated at cemetery/crematory? . CORRECT ANSWER: "No person in charge"